Jewish Stories

The synagogue of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhibuzh, Ukraine. In honor of the Baal Shem Tov’s Yahrtzeit, which occurs on the first day ...

In honor of the anniversary of the passing of King David on Shavuot, we present this story from his youth. Once there lived in the Land of ...

Matzliach "the Antique Dealer," as he was known, lived long ago in Tunisia. He was a great lover of Torah, though not an outstand...

Shavuot is the anniversary of the passing of King David. The following is a famous story of King David from his youth Before King David wa...

A group of Chasidim of the Shpoler Zeide from a rural area had been suffering for years under the heavy yoke of their cruel landlord, a hi...

Before the Giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, G-d brought Moses up to Heaven in order to teach him the entire Torah. Moses, who walked abo...

When the second Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Dov Ber (known as the "Mitteler Rebbe") passed away, there were three prospective successors....

The two famous rabbis, Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg and Reb Pinchas of Frankfurt were brothers, the sons of the Rabbi of Tchortkov, Reb Tzvi ...

Shavuot is the anniversary of the passing of King David King Shaul (Saul) had lost grace in the eyes of G-d. G-d told the Prophet Shmuel ...

The Haftorah on the second day of Shavuot is from Habakuk. The following story is about the prophet Habakuk.(or Chabakuk) The prophet Haba...

Hard times had hit the land of Israel; famine stalked the land and the people looked to the heavens for respite from their troubles. The l...

The Shavuot prayers had ended and the Chasidim of Reb Chaim of Sanz had gathered to receive the Rebbe's blessings and to hear him recit...

The son of the Maggid of Mezritch, Reb Avraham, was called the Malach, "the Angel." It was related by his grandson, Reb David Mos...

One Shavuot morning an elderly Chasid posed a question to his fellow Chasidim who had traveled from great distances to be with their Rebbe i...